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1, 3 and 11 for the sylvari OCs currently on your mind!

Gonna go with my primary commander Maebh (she/they, necro) and Longshot (he/him, ranger)

1. Are they a Dreamer or Soundless? What's their relationship with the Pale Mother and Ventari's teachings? If the first, have they ever thought about leaving the Dream behind? If the latter, why did they make that choice?

Maebh: She is 100% a momma's girl, she has never once thought of leaving the Dream behind, except during her lowest moments (where she was tempted to take her pain from the other dreamers). She has actually used the dream to resurrect during PoF (she's the one that got bbq'd, and it took her longer to return than in canon). Her favorite of the Tree Rules is "where life goes, so too should you" - it's what got her into this mess in the first place, but she still loves adventuring and exploring despite that.

Longshot: He's not really considered it, but not out of loyalty or anything, he's just got dryer lint in his head. He does think the soundless' meditation is cool, but he couldn't possibly sit still long enough for it. He doesn't have Ventari's tablet memorized, but he remembers that they sound like good bits of advice. He's more detached from the Grove than your typical Dreamer, but aside from that is normal enough.

3. Do they have a Wyld Hunt? Did they complete it?

Maebh: They're following canon, so the Wyld Hunt is related to the dragon cycle (mostly Mordremoth) and Aurene. Their sense for it is kind of vague, as it is in canon; after Aurene leaves at the end of EoD they can tell it's finished for good, but it's not been pulling at a consistent target the whole time, and isn't strictly defined.

Longshot: No hunt for him, but he's content wandering the landscape petting every animal he sees. It's more of a personal calling.

11. Have they ever changed their own appearance? Was it intentional or due to external factors? Did it affect their glow as well? How long did it take? Would they ever change back?

Maebh: As the reigning fashion monarch of Lion's Arch, she's been known to use her plant-based biology to change up her appearance on a whim. She maintains the same face, eye, and ear shape, and her "hair" is what changes the most. After getting roasted in PoF, they return to life via a pod from the Pale Tree, looking consistent with how they did before. It's unclear if this was due to her spirit, the Pale Tree, or the Dream itself.

Longshot: He slowly changes his foliage over time to match with the local landscape; it's mostly unintentional, but he is aware that it happens. Day by day nothing changes, but when he returns home to the Grove after a long expedition (with several new pets), everyone always does a double-take at how different he looks.

Thanks for giving me the prompt to blab about my blorbos!!

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And here’s that drawing I promised! You might recognize her from old pieces, this is Lejjix, my Asuran elementalist. But right now, she’s just enjoying the hot springs in Janthir.

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my friends guild wars character :3

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How is this simulteanously the weirdest and most normal thing Caithe has ever said

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Hey, a sylvari ask game!🌱

1. Are they a Dreamer or Soundless? What's their relationship with the Pale Mother and Ventari's teachings? If the first, have they ever thought about leaving the Dream behind? If the latter, why did they make that choice?

2. How much do they remember from the Dream? Did they have any particular experience in it before awakening?

3. Do they have a Wyld Hunt? Did they complete it?

4. How was their awakening? Did something particular happen? What's their first memory?

5. Are they from the first batch of Secondborn or did they awaken at some later point? What's their opinion on the Firstborn?

6. What did they do after leaving the Grove? Did they feel a particular call or did they just roam and explore Tyria? Would they still feel at home if they went back?

7. What was their first experience with other races? How did it impact them?

8. Do they fit well into sylvari society or are they more at home with other races? How do they feel about fellow sylvari? Do they have any particular sympathy or antipathy for other races?

9. Do they have a job/occupation? Why did they pick that? Did they ever change it? Are they happy with it or are they aiming for something else?

10. What are their hobbies and pastimes? Do they have any natural talent or particularly strong interest? Was it something they knew from the Dream or did they develop it once awakened?

11. Have they ever changed their own appearance? Was it intentional or due to external factors? Did it affect their glow as well? How long did it take? Would they ever change back?

12. What do they usually wear? Do they prefer regular clothes or growing "clothes" out of their bodies?

13. How do they feel about death? Does it make them curious or scared? Do they wish to understand it or do they simply accept it?

14. What do they think of the Nightmare Court? Would they ever join it? What would make them do so? / What made them join them? Would they ever leave it?

15. What are their feelings on their race being minions of the Jungle Dragon? What's their attitude towards those who turned? How do they feel about the shift in perception of their people from other races?

16. Where were they when the call of Mordremoth struck? Did they hear and follow it, or did they resist it?

17. If they were to turn into Mordrem, what would they look like? Would they manage to turn back? / When they turned into Mordrem, how did their appearance change? Did they manage to fully turn back?

18. [Free space for 3 pieces of trivia about your sylvari!]

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kids these days will save big and not even KNOW whose hammer to swear by

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just another day in pvp

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first VS Art Party piece. Atlaki for @astralarias

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its kind of funny to me how almost every race has a really stupid grudge against nona.

many charr have no respect for her because they believe she shows no respect to the legions, because she got her warband killed, because of the whole big story with her father.

some sylvari dont like the fact that she killed trahearne and then had the audacity to bond with caladbolg, "taking" it from it's place of origin.

humans are iffy about the fact that a charr is killing their human god. with a human sword. yes, balthazars death was necessary, but did it really have to go like this?

and asura- well, during the early days of the pact, there was this little rumour, since it was always the asura dying when they went on a mission with nona, that maybe- okay, never mind, that one's kind of stupid.... unless-

at least the norn havent started beef with her yet. unless you count braham. oh well!

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I'm tired and I guess I'm drawing the GW2 Halloween Mean Girls

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an assassin invites the commander over for dinner, and tries to poison them by putting a drop of poison in their drink. the assassin leaves the poison bottle on table.

commander drinks the poisoned drink, and is still feeling thirsty, so they fill the cup with concentrated poison directly from the poison bottle. commander downs a glass full of pure poison, and only comments how much they like the spiciness of the drink.

it has been an hour, commander has emptied the poison bottle and is now sharing their funniest battle stories. the assassin is on verge of tears, because one drop of the poison is enough to kill a dolyak under a minute.

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no, but only because I believe they have already had sloppy gay sex and they are still like that

Tis the Season!

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Finally finished this doodle! Hydahlla and her strange (dragon) children.

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Do You Know This Cat?

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Wardrobe Unlock Analyser

I assume most people know this site but I found it on reddit a few days ago so just in case.

Back in the days I tried to make sure I unlocked every single cheap/craftable/karma skin to ensure I will not run headfirst into a wall when I use a guaranteed wardrobe unlock. Then I threw my API key into this site for a quick check and found out I still have some of the most basic craftable weapons locked, as well as random pieces from sets I thought were complete, cheap unique exotics, and multiple sets of craftable ones (krait, grawl, dredge....).

The site is great because it can give you a shopping list under a gold value set by the user, can exclude skins that are not included in guaranteed unlocks, and can also sort items depending on the type of guaranteed unlock you want to check for.

I think it does not include karma skins? But I might be wrong about that, so make sure you double-check.

edit: I was wrong, it includes everything

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need to talk about how nona is really unpopular and distrusted as a commander, especially among other charr, and how some pact (and non pact) soldiers almost see her as a bad omen in her early days.

someone remind me to talk about that tomorrow i’m sleepy